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Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: The Power Of The Doctor

Tread Perilously’s annual Doctor Who month concludes with the most recent episode of the series, “The Power of The Doctor.” When The Doctor, Yaz, and Dan are tipped off to a Cybermen train heist, it leads Dan to leave the TARDIS and … Continue reading

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Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Tread Perilously’s annual Doctor Who months returns with the 20th Anniversary special, “The Five Doctors.” When the Doctor discovers his previous selves are being plucked from time, he sets the TARDIS for Gallifrey. Meanwhile, on the Time Lord homeworld, The … Continue reading

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Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: Arc Of Infinity

Tread Perilously’s Doctor Who month continues with “Arc of Infinity.” When an antimatter creature attempts to merge with The Doctor, his TARDIS is recalled to Gallifrey. The High Council of Time Lords intends to terminate The Doctor to prevent the … Continue reading

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Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

Tread Perilously continues its Doctor Who month with Peter Davison’s swansong in “The Caves of Androzani.” When the Doctor and Peri arrive on Androzani Minor, they find themselves caught up in the complex struggle to control a substance known as … Continue reading

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Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: Snakedance

Erik and Justin return to Doctor Who with the Peter Davison era episode “Snakedance” and wonder how the show survived with John Nathan-Turner in the producer’s chair. When the TARDIS arrives on Manussa, Tegan dreams of a snake god known … Continue reading

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Tread Who Perilously Series 2: Episode 2

Erik and Justin continue their travels through time with a stop in that most dire of eras, early 80s England. Justin discovers what happens when the Doctor wears decorative celery and Erik recalls the number of script editors who passed … Continue reading

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An Appreciation of the Davison Era

When Peter Davison took over as the Doctor, he was in a similar spot to Peter Capaldi. Like our Twelfth Doctor, Davison was taking over after a wildly popular run. He also gamely admitted to watching the show as a … Continue reading

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